Euphrates jerboa
| Euphrates jerboa | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Genus: | Scarturus |
| Species: | S. euphraticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarturus euphraticus (Thomas,1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Allactaga euphraticus | |
TheEuphrates jerboa(Scarturus euphraticus) is a rodent of the familyDipodidaeand genusScarturus.[2]They are characteristically known as hoppingrodents.They have been found inPakistan,Afghanistan,Iran,Iraq,Jordan,Kuwait,Saudi Arabia,Syria,and also occurs very marginally in southeasternTurkey.[3]The Euphrates jerboa's naturalhabitatsare semi-deserts, subtropical or tropical dry lowlandgrasslandand hotdeserts.[4]
Description
[edit]Similar to the other jerboas in the generaAllactagaandScarturus,the Euphrates jerboa are small hopping rodents of desert regions and have large ears and a long tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright.[5]They have “long hind feet and short forelegs, and always walk upright”.[6]The forelimbs of the Euphrates Jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc.[7]The male Euphrates jerboa is usually larger in size and weight in comparison to the female.[8]
Reproduction
[edit]The Euphrates jerboareproductiveactivity depends on the seasons. Females may give birth to up to nine young. In Turkey, breeding season spans from March to July. In Iraq, breeding season ranges from February to May. It is possible for the female to have three litters per year.[9]The Euphrates Jerboa is born an average weight of 2.74 grams.[10]
Conservation status
[edit]The Euphrates jerboa was listed on theLeast ConcernList by theIUCN Red List.
References
[edit]- ^Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019)."Scarturus euphraticus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T854A22201790.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T854A22201790.en.Retrieved17 November2021.
- ^"Scarturus euphraticus (ASM Mammal Diversity Database #1001970)".Mammal Diversity Database.American Society of Mammalogists. 3 December 2022.Retrieved13 January2023.
- ^Arslan, Atilla. "C-banding and Ag-NOR Distribution Patterns in Euphrates Jerboa, Allactaga Eupharatica." Mammalia Winter 76.4 (2012): 435. ArticleReach. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
- ^Kryštufek, B. "Allactaga Euphratica." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p., 2008. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. <http://iucnredlist.org/details/854/0>.
- ^Kirmiz, John P. Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man. London: Butterworths, 1962. 17. Print.
- ^Lagassé, Paul. "Jerboa." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. New York: Columbia UP, 2000. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Oct. 2013.
- ^Kirmiz, John P. Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man. London: Butterworths, 1962. 29. Print.
- ^Kirmiz, John P. Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man. London: Butterworths, 1962. 19. Print.
- ^Kryštufek, B. "Allactaga Euphratica." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p., 2008. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. <http://iucnredlist.org/details/854/0>.
- ^Ercüment, Colak. "Ecology and Biology of Allactaga Elater, Allactaga Euphratica and Allactaga Williamsi (Rodentia: Dipodidae) in Turkey." Tr. J. of Zoology (1996): 105.Tr. J. of Zoology. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-98-22-2/zoo-22-2-3-97042.pdfArchived2013-12-03 at theWayback Machine>.